Phone stolen and used to make fraudulent payments – Sheffield Midland

Officers investigating a phone theft and then the subsequent fraudulent use of the victims Google Pay account, are looking to identify them in connection.

At approximately 7.48pm on 6 December, the victim dropped his mobile phone near the taxi rank at Sheffield Midland station. A short while later he called the phone and a woman answered, they then agreed to exchange the phone at Sheffiled Midland station.

However, this meet did not happen and the phone’s Google Pay was used at a number of shops around Sheffield.

Officers believe the man and woman in this CCTV image may have information which could help them investigate. If you know them, text us on 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 493 of 07/12/2018.